The Art of SQL Server FILESTREAM - Red Gate Software

Chapter 3: Accessing FILESTREAM Data from Client ApplicationsThe client application can then pass this value to the FILESTREAM API method callto open the NTFS data file represented by the logical identifier returned by thePathName() function.To illustrate this point, let's return to the example we first saw in Chapter 2, and create anew FILESTREAM-enabled database (Listing 3-26).CREATE DATABASE NorthPole ONPRIMARY (NAME = NorthPoleDB,FILENAME = 'C:\ArtOfFS\Demos\Chapter3\NorthPoleDB.mdf'), FILEGROUP NorthPoleFS CONTAINS FILESTREAM(NAME = NorthPole_fs,FILENAME = 'C:\ArtOfFS\Demos\Chapter3\'NorthPole_fs')LOG ON (NAME = NorthPole_log,FILENAME = 'C:\ArtOfFS\Demos\Chapter3\NorthPole_log.ldf')Listing 3-26:Creating a FILESTREAM-enabled database.In Listing 3-27, we create a table with a FILESTREAM column and insert some data.-- Create "Items" tableCREATE TABLE [dbo].[Items]([ItemID] UNIQUEIDENTIFIER ROWGUIDCOL NOT NULL UNIQUE,[ItemNumber] VARCHAR(20),[ItemDescription] VARCHAR(50),[ItemImage] VARBINARY(MAX) FILESTREAM NULL)GO-- Insert the data to the tableINSERT INTO Items (ItemID, ItemNumber, ItemDescription, ItemImage)SELECTNEWID(), 'MS1001', 'Microsoft Mouse',CAST(bulkcolumn AS VARBINARY(MAX))FROM OPENROWSET(BULK 'C:\temp\MicrosoftMouse.jpg', SINGLE_BLOB) AS xListing 3-27:Creating a table with a FILESTREAM column and populating it with sample data.116